Question follow-through · 38551

Syria: Minority Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Europe and (b) the United States on (i) the lifting of sanctions on Syria and (ii) reported mass killings of m

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
17 Mar 2025
Target answer date
19 Mar 2025
Answer
1 Apr 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Europe and (b) the United States on (i) the lifting of sanctions on Syria and (ii) reported mass killings of m

  2. 19 Mar 2025

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  3. 1 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The Foreign Secretary met European and US counterparts 12-14 March at the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Canada, where they discussed next steps on sanctions and the recent violence in coastal areas of Syria. In my statement in Parliament last week, and...

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